Email from Elder Lofthouse 9/13/16

This week was super interesting. It was a lot of fun.  Sadly, football season is underway, and some sad things happened, so we're not gonna talk about it.
   
Tuesday was pretty good. We had an awesome day. We had supper with the Baldersons, who are awesome. After supper we met a guy who is an ancient Chinese anthropologist. Pretty cool, hey?  It was really cool. After that we went and planned. We didn't have a car last week, so we were bussing and walking everywhere. It's different, that's for sure.
   
Wednesday was pretty good. We went to Boston Pizza for Sister Gambler's birthday. After that we went to the office real quick so we could drop off some stuff. After that we did some bus contacting. It was alright.  The best part of he night was supper. We had supper with the Orrs.  The Tagalog Elders were there as well. It was just awesome. It was an uneventful night after that.
   
Thursday was fun. We had District meeting, and then we ate lunch. We had all sorts of stuff.  Ribs, salad, peach cobbler, it was awesome!   After that we went and did 12 week. Other than that, not too much happened. We had supper with the Strongs, and then We had coordination with Brother Beck and Brother Harris. It was all in preparation for the #yegmormon day on Saturday. We exchanged with Leduc after that.
 
Friday was fun. Elder Petersen and I had a lot of fun in Leduc. If you remember, Elder Petersen was in Cold Lake while I was getting trained in Cherry Grove. That was 18 months ago that I left Cherry Grove.  I can't believe it's been that long!  It was a really good day, and during supper we tried three of the hottest sauces known to man. The first one was Sudden Death, the second was Possible Side Effects, and the hottest one was called East Armageddon. It was awesome. We literally dipped a toothpick about a quarter inch into the hottest one, and licked it off the toothpick.  It was awesome. I need to find these sauces (birthday gift, Mom?) Other than that the evening was uneventful. We exchanged back that night.
   

Here's a sweet picture from Saturday Night

Saturday was the Missionary Media Day!  It was pretty good. We did our studies in the morning, and then we went and helped shovel gravel for a couple hours for service. It was super fun. After that we had a lesson with Skye, but she had to reschedule, so we just did some stop bys. After that we went to the Ward picnic, which had to change l cations at the last minute due to the Edmonton Eskimos game. They were playing the Calgary Stampeders, so of course it was a big game. If you take BYU and Utah and multiply it by 10, you have a small portion of the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry. Haha. After the picnic we went and did some street contacting and door knocking. It was a pretty good day.
 
Sunday was crazy. First off, it was snowing in the morning. Not a whole lot, and none of it stuck, but it was definitely snowing. :) We walked to Ward council, and then back to our apartment, ate lunch, and then walked back for church. After church we took the bus to the Zobells for supper. They're an awesome family. We then went to Israel's place, but he asked us to come back Monday. Not much happened after that. It took most of the evening to get back.
   
Monday was fun. We went to the MCC Thrift Store in the afternoon for service. It was fun, as usual. We got to sort through a bunch of ties, and there were some pretty nasty ones. Haha. If you ever need an ugly tie, go to a thrift store. They have TONS!  After that we went and had supper with the Calverts. The Mandarin Elders were there as well. It was good. We delivered fliers for the food drive this weekend after supper. It was a good day.
   
This week was really good. I know that God is leading the way in this work. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and Joseph Smith was called to restore the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth again. I hope you all have a good week!

Loves
Elder Rusty Lofthouse

I won’t be beaten or broken
I’ll reclaim what was stolen
This is who I’ve become
What once was weak is now strong
-Chelsea Grin